Ante Razov scored early for the Columbus Crew and Ned Grabavoy answered soon after for Chivas USA in the teams' 1-1 draw Saturday night. Razov's goal in the second minute came on a free kick that resulted from a rare first-minute yellow card shown by referee Jorge Gonzalez to Crew defender Marcos Gonzalez.

Jamie Moreno and Christian Gomez each had a goal and two assists Saturday night to help D.C. United secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the New York Red Bulls. Moreno had not scored since July 29 and had not posted an assist since Aug. 19.

Jason Kreis scored his MLS record 107th goal to cap off a second-half rally for Real Salt Lake and keep its playoff hopes alive with a 3-2 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night. The loss denied FC Dallas a chance to clinch a spot in the playoffs for the second straight game.

Guillermo Ramirez may have scored the winning goal in MLS Cup 2005 for the Galaxy, but rookie defender Ugo Ihemelu proved to be just as important. Ihemelu teamed with Tyrone Marshall to anchor a defense which didn't allow league MVP Taylor Twellman a single shot and shut down the high scoring Revolution.

As important as it is in the sport in the USA, an MLS title game doesn't stand alongside major events such as the World Cup or European Champions League. Yet standing on the sideline Sunday during MLS Cup 2005 will be a man whose rsum includes those other events, Revolution coach Steve Nicol.

Landon Donovan scored two goals to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory Sunday over the San Jose Earthquakes in the first game of the MLS Western Conference semifinals. To advance, the Earthquakes must now defeat the Galaxy by at least three goals Saturday night in San Jose.